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elley: tonight, we'll talk to the esident and mitt romney about their first debate here in denver. >> governor romney has shown himself to be a very good debater >> pelley: do you think the debates are make or break for you? >> pelley: plus nancy cordes, john dickerson on what could be a turning point in the race. bombs are turning one of the world's most historic cities into rubble. at least 40 dead today. clarissa ward on who's behind it. most americans take supplements, but do they work? dr. jon lapook has the results of a new investigation. and anthony mason with unforgettable debate moments. >> there you go again. >> who am i? >> you're no jack kennedy. >> pelley: so give a listen. >> i'm all ears. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley reporting tonight from denver. >> pelley: good evening, president obama and mitt romney meet here tonight on the stage behind me at the university of denver at the university of denver for their first debate. the stakes are high because 34 days before the election this race is still up for grabs. the latest po
elley: tonight, we'll talk to the esident and mitt romney about their first debate here in denver. >> governor romney has shown himself to be a very good debater >> pelley: do you think the debates are make or break for you? >> pelley: plus nancy cordes, john dickerson on what could be a turning point in the race. bombs are turning one of the world's most historic cities into rubble. at least 40 dead today. clarissa ward on who's behind it. most americans take supplements, but...
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debates. this was chris christie in the undercard version. >> hillary clinton is coming for your wallet. >> reporter: the phrase "deportation force" carries stark imagery, even more stark than mitt romney's self-deportation. republicans long-anxious about the trump effect on the party are fearful of a 2016 sequel. >> rose: major garrett in des moines, iowa, thanks. john dickerson is our cbs news political director and the anchor of "face the nation." john, during that debate, a lot of attacks on hillary clinton. why? >> reporter: well, all the candidates were auditioning. if primary voters vote first on ideology do, they agree with the candidates on the stage on the issues, they also vote on electability. can they imagine those candidates going all the way, going the distance to november? so what they were doing was trying to give voter as glimpse of how tough they'd be on hillary clinton if they were up against her in the general election. >> rose: and jeb bush said during the debate the repu
debates. this was chris christie in the undercard version. >> hillary clinton is coming for your wallet. >> reporter: the phrase "deportation force" carries stark imagery, even more stark than mitt romney's self-deportation. republicans long-anxious about the trump effect on the party are fearful of a 2016 sequel. >> rose: major garrett in des moines, iowa, thanks. john dickerson is our cbs news political director and the anchor of "face the nation." john,...
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we'll get a chance to debate. >> reporter: as former governor of neighboring massachusetts, romney is considered the favorite in new hampshire, where he's made a point of appeal to independent voters who can vote in the republican primary. some political analysts say that to win over those independent voters, perry needs to tone down his texas conservatism, but today, perry held fast to positions with tea party appeal. he said he doesn't believe human activity contributes to global warming, and that the congressional deal president obama signed to avoid default was a mistake. >> no, i would not have signed it. >> reporter: so for now, scott, both perry and romney are keeping their focus, their criticism focused on the president, not on each other, but that is expected to change soon. next month there are three republican debates. >> pelley: thanks, chip. most of our broadcast tonight is about what happened today, but sometimes a bigger story is in what didn't happen. in florida, the police say they discovered and stopped a plot for a deadly attack on a tampa high school. our kelly cob
we'll get a chance to debate. >> reporter: as former governor of neighboring massachusetts, romney is considered the favorite in new hampshire, where he's made a point of appeal to independent voters who can vote in the republican primary. some political analysts say that to win over those independent voters, perry needs to tone down his texas conservatism, but today, perry held fast to positions with tea party appeal. he said he doesn't believe human activity contributes to global...
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coming in to this vote mitt romney has some of the momentum after that last debate where rick santorum didn't do so well. when you talk to voters at his rallies they say they like mitt romney because they think can beat barack obama, can turn around the economy. but when you go to a santorum rally they rch more enthusiastic. voters are responding to santorum when he talks on stage and draws that clear contrast between his policies and barack obamas. so the enthusiasm feels like it's with santorum, though romney has the advantage in money, organization and ties to the state. >> jeff: john, what happens to mitt romney if he loses mitch itch-- michigan? >> it would be a near fatal blow. his campaign would be in critical condition. because he has so many advantages in michigan. he has money, his family lived here, he grew up here. he has been playing on all of those ties. so if he lost, when you talk to republican strategists they say there would be this search for somebody because they're worried that rick santorum is too conservative to win in a general election. but who would they go lo
coming in to this vote mitt romney has some of the momentum after that last debate where rick santorum didn't do so well. when you talk to voters at his rallies they say they like mitt romney because they think can beat barack obama, can turn around the economy. but when you go to a santorum rally they rch more enthusiastic. voters are responding to santorum when he talks on stage and draws that clear contrast between his policies and barack obamas. so the enthusiasm feels like it's with...
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debate. no fund-raisers, no major appearance, mostly studying. while that takes place republicans continue hammering the president on the administration's handling of the attack on the u.s. consulate in libya. jan crawford is in washington and has more on that. >> reporter: to say that the stakes are high in tuesday's town hall debate could be an understatement. the president's performance in that first debate was widely criticized. romney surged in the polls and he now holds a slight lead over the president. under pressure to turn it around mr. obama will have to defend his response to last month's attack in bengal-- benghazi which killed four americans including u.s. ambassador chris stevens. the administration is under increasing criticism for initially refusing to call the attacks terrorism. in an exchange with bob schieffer on face the nation senator lindsey graham a senior member of the senate arms services committee was harsh. >> i think they have been misleading us but it finally caug
debate. no fund-raisers, no major appearance, mostly studying. while that takes place republicans continue hammering the president on the administration's handling of the attack on the u.s. consulate in libya. jan crawford is in washington and has more on that. >> reporter: to say that the stakes are high in tuesday's town hall debate could be an understatement. the president's performance in that first debate was widely criticized. romney surged in the polls and he now holds a slight...
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president obama and mitt romney debate foreign policy. we'll look at the world of trouble facing the commander in chief. reports from nancy cordes, jan crawford, john dickerson, david martin, kelly cobiella and bill whitaker. dean reynolds on the battle for ohio. why it could decide the presidential election. paper couldn't stop bullets. a woman shot to death in wisconsin had a court order against the suspected gunman. can the courts protect women? michelle miller has the story. and lance armstrong is officially stripped of his titles. we'll talk to a close teammate about the system of doping that brought down a champion. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. reporting tonight from boca raton, florida. >> pelley: good evening from the debate hall at lynn university. 15 days before america elects a president and a new cbs news poll out tonight finds 11% of likely voters are uncommitted. that means they haven't made up their minds or they could still change them. they will decide this election. and it
president obama and mitt romney debate foreign policy. we'll look at the world of trouble facing the commander in chief. reports from nancy cordes, jan crawford, john dickerson, david martin, kelly cobiella and bill whitaker. dean reynolds on the battle for ohio. why it could decide the presidential election. paper couldn't stop bullets. a woman shot to death in wisconsin had a court order against the suspected gunman. can the courts protect women? michelle miller has the story. and lance...
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after that first debate, the race went from dead even to a slight but steady lead for governor romney-- though within the margin of error. but now have a look at this. the latest gallup poll out today shows he has opened a four-point lead over the president, 50% to 46%. that is outside the margin of error. so a small but genuine and growing lead. and this was surprising today. gallup shows that in the tossup states that are likely to tip the balance, romney has cut deeply into one of the president's major strengths. he still trails mr. obama among women, but now by just a single point. we'll see if later polls bear that out. we have a team of campaign 2012 correspondents covering the debate and we're going to go first to jan crawford with the romney campaign. >> reporter: well, scott, if you look at these polls, one of the reasons it's so striking to see governor romney's increased support with women voters is that earlier in this campaign he trailed with women voters by double digits. his support with married women voters is solid, but if you look inside these polls, there is a drama
after that first debate, the race went from dead even to a slight but steady lead for governor romney-- though within the margin of error. but now have a look at this. the latest gallup poll out today shows he has opened a four-point lead over the president, 50% to 46%. that is outside the margin of error. so a small but genuine and growing lead. and this was surprising today. gallup shows that in the tossup states that are likely to tip the balance, romney has cut deeply into one of the...
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romney won that debate. tid president obama turn it around tonight? it appears he did. look at this. we asked those 500 uncommitted voters immediately after the debate who did they think won? 37% said president obama, 30% said governor romney, about a third called the debate a tie in their eyes. both candidates came out pretty well in terms of answering questions. we asked the people in our survey which candidate bid the best job -- sorry, we asked them did they give direct answers to the questions. 55% said president obama did, 49% said governor romney did. here's where it gets interesting, though, is on the issue of the economy. who won the economy tonight? well, first of all, we asked which candidate would do a better job of handling the economy. after the debate, 65% said governor romney, 34% said president obama. obama actually improved slightly from before the debate. but now things get interesting when you asked who's better for the middle-class. something that was talked about a lot tonight. when you
romney won that debate. tid president obama turn it around tonight? it appears he did. look at this. we asked those 500 uncommitted voters immediately after the debate who did they think won? 37% said president obama, 30% said governor romney, about a third called the debate a tie in their eyes. both candidates came out pretty well in terms of answering questions. we asked the people in our survey which candidate bid the best job -- sorry, we asked them did they give direct answers to the...
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stride, he says, by what he calls mitt romney's dishonesty. maurice. >> dean reynolds in orlando tonight. thank you very much. cbs news political director john dickerson is on the campaign trail in miami. okay, john, three days to go. romney's got the momentum, gingrich seems way off balance. the exact opposite of what happened in south carolina. i mean, who could have predicted this? >> reporter: that's right. mitt romney is the one with the spring in his step now, unlike a week ago in south carolina. and gingrich is off his game. with no more debates to allow him to remind people what they liked about him-- which was that he could be a forceful advocate for their conservative cause-- he's left a complaint about romney. as a gingrich adviser put to me, what gingrich needs to do is remind people why they want to vote for newt gingrich, not why romney is bad and that message doesn't look like it's getting through. >> for gingrich, going forward, the establishment is against gaens him. he hasn't got the money. he hasn't got the organization. he
stride, he says, by what he calls mitt romney's dishonesty. maurice. >> dean reynolds in orlando tonight. thank you very much. cbs news political director john dickerson is on the campaign trail in miami. okay, john, three days to go. romney's got the momentum, gingrich seems way off balance. the exact opposite of what happened in south carolina. i mean, who could have predicted this? >> reporter: that's right. mitt romney is the one with the spring in his step now, unlike a week...
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i just spoke with senator rob portman, he played the president in all of romney's debate, mock debate performances, preparing for this debate and he said he believed tonight's debate changed the dynamics of this race and the romney that we saw on that stage is the romney we're going to see for the next five weeks. he's going to take this message, this effort to connect the specifics he used, the discussion about his record in massachusetts and his proposals on that campaign trail. he said you're going to see that in weeks weeks to come. romney talking about the specifics of his propose as and connecting with the american people. >> pelley: jan, thank you. cbs news coverage of the first presidential debate of 2012 will continue from denver in just a moment. university of denver with our coverage of the debate. by design, tonight's debate was all about the economy and jobs and, of course, both candidates had very different views on the path for america's future. let's have a look at just a moment when both of the candidates were talking about tax policy a creating jobs. >> there is wher
i just spoke with senator rob portman, he played the president in all of romney's debate, mock debate performances, preparing for this debate and he said he believed tonight's debate changed the dynamics of this race and the romney that we saw on that stage is the romney we're going to see for the next five weeks. he's going to take this message, this effort to connect the specifics he used, the discussion about his record in massachusetts and his proposals on that campaign trail. he said...
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they want more and more americans to watch these debates where mitt romney managed to make a mistake where he said he would bet $10,000 with rick perry,. the democratic national committee was delighted by that remark. they got it trending worldwide on twitter. what 10-k would buy essentially. then they had newt gingrich delivering their best line of attack on mitt romney when newt gingrich said to mitt romney the only reason you're not a career politician is because you lost to ted kennedy. that has been one of the central focuses of democratic national committee is to paint not only mitt romney as a flip flopper but as a career politician someone who has been running for office for 20 years. >> schieffer: they're shifting some of it toward gingrich. >> absolutely. the democratic national committee just this morning put out their first web ad attacking newt gingrich. i talked to a senior advisor to the president this morning that said they were surprised that gingrich made it to the top of the polls. i think david axelrod said this morning that they thought or said this week that the
they want more and more americans to watch these debates where mitt romney managed to make a mistake where he said he would bet $10,000 with rick perry,. the democratic national committee was delighted by that remark. they got it trending worldwide on twitter. what 10-k would buy essentially. then they had newt gingrich delivering their best line of attack on mitt romney when newt gingrich said to mitt romney the only reason you're not a career politician is because you lost to ted kennedy....
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president obama gets high marks for last night's debate and so does mitt romney. we'll look at who is likely to get a bigger bounce from voters and we'll hear the rolling stones at the beginning of their 50 year career. but first here's a look at what's happening in the world and what we've been covering on cbs "this morning." >>> i had a question and the question was how much would you cut them by. >> you want me to answer the question. >> president obama and governor mitt romney hit each other early and often in their second debate last night. a pretty combustible mix. a president with a lot to prove. governor romney fighting to maintain his momentum. >> this is a guy whose absolutely committed to bring the middle class back and get this country on the road to recovery. >> three debates, vice president and president have not offered a single new idea about how to turn this economy around and create jobs. they haven't present ad new idea how the next four years will be any different than the last four years. >> they are calling it a museum director's worst nightm
president obama gets high marks for last night's debate and so does mitt romney. we'll look at who is likely to get a bigger bounce from voters and we'll hear the rolling stones at the beginning of their 50 year career. but first here's a look at what's happening in the world and what we've been covering on cbs "this morning." >>> i had a question and the question was how much would you cut them by. >> you want me to answer the question. >> president obama and...
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so if he can get through this bad news, the president gets into a debate for mitt romney that might actually not be so great for mitt romney. >> one of the main rationales for conservatives and businessmen we saw during the primary debate was repeal and replace obamacare. if the supreme court strikes down the mandate and takes out the preexisting condition, you can make the argument it neutralizes it for the republicans. the president can put the onus back on mitt romney. he can say, you wanted to repeal it and replace it with. what are you going to replace it with? or you in congress are you going to move forward and protect those with preexisting conditions who can't get coverage? if there's a repealing of the mandate and if the preexisting conditionconditions are taken oe probably going to see a spike in health care premiumes, because the coverage of preventive care stays in there, the allowing of children under 26 stays in there. this is still a really interesting debate whichever way this turns out by the supreme court. >> first of all, we're kind of jumping the gun here. as i watched t
so if he can get through this bad news, the president gets into a debate for mitt romney that might actually not be so great for mitt romney. >> one of the main rationales for conservatives and businessmen we saw during the primary debate was repeal and replace obamacare. if the supreme court strikes down the mandate and takes out the preexisting condition, you can make the argument it neutralizes it for the republicans. the president can put the onus back on mitt romney. he can say, you...
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another mystery is how about governor romney sell himself. this is an opportunity for him to reintroduce him self to the country. in 1992 bill clinton totally reframed his debate, his whole campaign when he introduced himself as the man from hope. see how governor romney does that. in the end this is a long commercial for the party. so will it be selling a positive vision or will this be four days of beating up on president obama. >> jeff: john dickerson, thank you. >> two men are presumed dead tonight after being swept away in raging floodwaters in dallas last night. four inches of rain filled parking garages and turned streets into rivers. authorities continued searching for the men today. >> dallas has been the center of the latest west nile outbreaks. scientists have confirmed more than 600 cases of the virus across the nation, the most ever by early august. at least 35 people have died, 21 of them in texas. the storm that caused that flooding in dallas also kept the trucks and planes from spraying insecticide last night. they are expecte
another mystery is how about governor romney sell himself. this is an opportunity for him to reintroduce him self to the country. in 1992 bill clinton totally reframed his debate, his whole campaign when he introduced himself as the man from hope. see how governor romney does that. in the end this is a long commercial for the party. so will it be selling a positive vision or will this be four days of beating up on president obama. >> jeff: john dickerson, thank you. >> two men are...
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this was a debate focused only on the economy. he also did not use the opportunity to really hit mitt romney very hard on health care. instead talking about the need to block grant medicaid dollars back to the states. mitt romney really did seem to be the most confident and comfortable on matters of the economy. at the debate. >> schieffer: it seems to me, john, to be a consensus in the political community that whether republicans are excited about him or not, it looks like mitt romney is headed to the nomination. >> well, that's right. i mean he has stayed a consistent level in the polls. he's gotten so much better as a candidate compared to the last time he ran. he's knowing when to stay out of the fight and then when to engage. at these debates he's a competent person and he continues to win those questions about, can you beat barack obama? but the problem is there have been these candidates whether trump or perry or backman or now herman cain that suggest that they just don't love romney. he has to hope he can weather out all
this was a debate focused only on the economy. he also did not use the opportunity to really hit mitt romney very hard on health care. instead talking about the need to block grant medicaid dollars back to the states. mitt romney really did seem to be the most confident and comfortable on matters of the economy. at the debate. >> schieffer: it seems to me, john, to be a consensus in the political community that whether republicans are excited about him or not, it looks like mitt romney is...
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gingrich momentum over rick santorum who is trying to consolidate those voters who don't like mitt romney. when happens when people think about the debate is they think about that time in the fall when the republican nominee will go up against barack obama, they want gingrich in there, as one vote put it to bloody the president's nose. >> pelley: thanks very much. later in the broadcast, we will take you back to south carolina for elaine quijano's look at a controversial new rule that requires the unemployed to take any work that's available. jobs are on the minds of 18,000 people who work for eastman kodak. the storied company based in rochester, new york since 1888, filed for bankruptcy today. it plans to reorganize to stay in business. that's what formerly bankrupt general motors did, and tonight nearly three years after taxpayers rescued the company g. m. says it's back on top. new sales figures show g. m. sold more than 9 million vehicles last year, better than volkswagen or toyota. g. m. now reclaims the title of world's top selling auto company. we were surprised to hear today that
gingrich momentum over rick santorum who is trying to consolidate those voters who don't like mitt romney. when happens when people think about the debate is they think about that time in the fall when the republican nominee will go up against barack obama, they want gingrich in there, as one vote put it to bloody the president's nose. >> pelley: thanks very much. later in the broadcast, we will take you back to south carolina for elaine quijano's look at a controversial new rule that...
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it mattered in nevada, and romney has a strong organization going forward. >> so with no debates scheduled in the next few weeks, how does gingrich change the game heading into colorado? >> reporter: he has to do something to break back into the conversation. he's got a news conference after the results in nevada. and that might generate some news. he needs it, especially if he comes in third behind ron paul. he's trying to not only reach voters but also donors. he needs money to catch up with romney. he's been argue recently that romney's wealth makes him out of touch with people. he can't win an argument in the general election based on talking about the economy. he says romney is tied to wall street. this is a little strange because gingrich tried that gambit before. it didn't work. he was also criticized for attacking the free market. it's puzzling, but it may be all gingrich has to work with. >> john dickerson in washington, as always, thank you. later the deep freeze and deep snow that are grinding europe to a halt. we'll be right back. [ male announcer ] from the soups you know and
it mattered in nevada, and romney has a strong organization going forward. >> so with no debates scheduled in the next few weeks, how does gingrich change the game heading into colorado? >> reporter: he has to do something to break back into the conversation. he's got a news conference after the results in nevada. and that might generate some news. he needs it, especially if he comes in third behind ron paul. he's trying to not only reach voters but also donors. he needs money to...
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but most of the shift after the first debate allowed governor romney to reclaim what he had lost after their convention, which wasn't very successful, and the 47% tape that became so well known across the country and was a negative for him. a lot of those republican-leaning independents who had moved away from him came back, so it was less about our losing ground and him gain anything it restored the race to the one we had before the conventions and the one we always anticipated, where we were narrowly ahead. we never relink wished that lead in our data, and obviously, looking state by state, we were pretty confident. what is remarkable about this race, bob, isn't the volatility of it. , or wasn't the volatility of it. there was this illusion of volatility that was created by the spate of public polls, many of which varied, even on the very same day. but in our own data, it was a very steady race. we maintained a strong-- a narrow lead but a consistent lead, really for months and months and months. and it didn't fluctuate by much. >> schieffer: we saw something when the president came
but most of the shift after the first debate allowed governor romney to reclaim what he had lost after their convention, which wasn't very successful, and the 47% tape that became so well known across the country and was a negative for him. a lot of those republican-leaning independents who had moved away from him came back, so it was less about our losing ground and him gain anything it restored the race to the one we had before the conventions and the one we always anticipated, where we were...
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president obama led that same poll by five points before the debate. >> romney is sharpening his attacks on the president and today he'll call for changes in america's foreign policy. jan crawford is covering the romney campaign in lexington, virginia. jan, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. romney was one of the president's critics on how he handled libya. subsequently that proved him right. the administration blamed the attacks in benghazi on a movie. romney has some strong words at a speech later this morning here in lexington. and implying some of the president's decisions were made for political reasons. in a major speech on foreign policy romney will attack mr. obama's leadership and set out his strategy, promising i'll affirm that my duty is not to my political prospects but to the security of the nation. romney will challenge the president's handling of the middle east saying it's time to change course. i know the president hopes for a safer, freer and more prosperous middle east allied with the united states. i share that hope. but hope is not a strategy. >> we'll win in f
president obama led that same poll by five points before the debate. >> romney is sharpening his attacks on the president and today he'll call for changes in america's foreign policy. jan crawford is covering the romney campaign in lexington, virginia. jan, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. romney was one of the president's critics on how he handled libya. subsequently that proved him right. the administration blamed the attacks in benghazi on a movie. romney has some strong...
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either way, it's an improvement for romney who was falling well behind in ohio until last week's debate. both candidates were in ohio today where this is the last day to register to vote. our campaign 2012 correspondents reason there, too, and we'll go to nancy cordes with the obama campaign. >> reporter: scott, ohio is the grand prize for the obama campaign. they have 120 field offices here, the president has held 17 rallies in this state, more than any other state, but in the debate last week he failed to mention some major issues that are very important to ohio voters, like that auto bailout or shipping jobs overseas. that's a mistake he did not make today here in columbus. >> when you think about ohio, when governor romney said that we should let the auto industry go bankrupt we said no, we're not going to take your advice. (boos) don't boo, vote. (cheers and applause) and we reinvented a dying auto stay supports one in eight ohio jobs and has come roaring back to the top of the world. (cheers and applause) >> reporter: on deficit reduction, the president accused romney of salesmans
either way, it's an improvement for romney who was falling well behind in ohio until last week's debate. both candidates were in ohio today where this is the last day to register to vote. our campaign 2012 correspondents reason there, too, and we'll go to nancy cordes with the obama campaign. >> reporter: scott, ohio is the grand prize for the obama campaign. they have 120 field offices here, the president has held 17 rallies in this state, more than any other state, but in the debate...
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the bad thing that happened but above all of this sniping what this moment highlights is the central debate of this campaign. the president argues that the government needs to play a larger role, creating opportunity for people to improve the economy and romney says that what his business experience tells him, by rolling back the government and freeing the private sector, that's the best way to pro create prosperity and he points to his own career at bain as proof of that. this is a fight to define mitt romney and the election. >> pelley: much more to come. john dickerson, thanks very much. that scandal involving u.s. agents and colombian prostitutes is expanding. we've learned today that three agents from the drug enforcement administration are being investigated for allegedly hiring prostitutes in cartagena. this incident is separate from the one involving secret service agents and members of the u.s. military, though it happened at the same time. now on to the facebook story. in the second day of trading, the most closely watched stock in america plunged. facebook debuted friday at $38 a
the bad thing that happened but above all of this sniping what this moment highlights is the central debate of this campaign. the president argues that the government needs to play a larger role, creating opportunity for people to improve the economy and romney says that what his business experience tells him, by rolling back the government and freeing the private sector, that's the best way to pro create prosperity and he points to his own career at bain as proof of that. this is a fight to...
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mitt romney basically has to just repeat what he did in the first debate. defining president obama, saying no more four years of this guy, and here, i have a plan for the future. >> and have they cleared up this idea that either two candidates don't answer what the question ask that the moderator can ask the question again? >> i think we'll have to wait until game time to see what happens with that. there's been all of this back and forth with both sides working the referee in. this case, candy crowley of cnn, who will be moderating the debate. she says she's not a potted plant. so i think she'll step in. but they want to make sure that she's fair to both sides and they have a context this they want to complain after the deba debate. >> i keep hearing that candy crowley says i didn't agree to any of these rules. does this format benefit either candidate, do you think? >> i think you can argue it either way. both have done well in town hall settings and both have done poorly. it's just going to depend on how they operate in the time, in the moment. we've had
mitt romney basically has to just repeat what he did in the first debate. defining president obama, saying no more four years of this guy, and here, i have a plan for the future. >> and have they cleared up this idea that either two candidates don't answer what the question ask that the moderator can ask the question again? >> i think we'll have to wait until game time to see what happens with that. there's been all of this back and forth with both sides working the referee in. this...
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romney is gaining ground because of his debate performance last week so now the pressure is on biden to try to stop some of the momentum or at least change the subject. appearing confident but all this, paul ryan arrived late in kentucky to crowd of well wishers. earlier in the day ryan took a break from practice sessions for ice cream and talked up the vice president's experience. >> it's a nervous situation because joe biden is one of the most experienced debaters we have in american politics but the achilles heel is president obama's history. >> reporter: one challenge for the rookie, he's going head-to-head with a season debate veteran 27 years his senior. biden is under pressure to deliver especially after the president's weak debate performance. >> as i said before, i've been in front of 70 million people. all debates are tough. >> reporter: biden has been out of state for days working in a delaware hotel with top presidential adviser david axle and chris van hollen. he's been fueling up on gatorade and animal crackers. four years ago biden's challenge was not to appear overly
romney is gaining ground because of his debate performance last week so now the pressure is on biden to try to stop some of the momentum or at least change the subject. appearing confident but all this, paul ryan arrived late in kentucky to crowd of well wishers. earlier in the day ryan took a break from practice sessions for ice cream and talked up the vice president's experience. >> it's a nervous situation because joe biden is one of the most experienced debaters we have in american...
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president obama and mitt romney go toe to toe in their second debate. attacking each other in an often bitter encounter. >> there were a whole bunch of -- >> a question and the question how much -- mr. president did you look at your pension? >> i got to say -- >> mr. president, have you looked at your pension. >> i don't look at my pension. it's not as big as yours. >> and libya in focus. the candidates spar over the attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi. >> whether it was misleading or weton know what happened you have to ask why didn't we know. >> the suggestion that anybody on my team would play politics or mislead when we lost four of our own, governor, is offensive. >> while at the same time hundreds gather to pay their respects to slain ambassador chris stevens. this is the "cbs morning news" for wednesday, october 17, 2012. >>> good morning. thanks for joining us. i'm vinita nair. the second presidential debate of campaign 2012 turned out to be a contentious political prize fight. after his passive performance in the first meeting, a clearly f
president obama and mitt romney go toe to toe in their second debate. attacking each other in an often bitter encounter. >> there were a whole bunch of -- >> a question and the question how much -- mr. president did you look at your pension? >> i got to say -- >> mr. president, have you looked at your pension. >> i don't look at my pension. it's not as big as yours. >> and libya in focus. the candidates spar over the attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi....
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might be a debate ated this month, john? that's clearly what newt gingrich wants. >> he would love that but the romney campaign has gone back into that kind of careful mode again. they don't want to debate. he did quite well. we should remember he did well in a lot of these debates and in the last two in florida. >> schieffer: apparently the campaign thought he was getting too much publicity. >> didn't him to get too much credit. i think a debate would be nice for us. i don't think it's going to happen. >> schieffer: back in a minute with some final thoughts. i love that my daughter's part fish. but when she got asthma, all i could do was worry ! specialists, lots of doctors, lots of advice... and my hands were full. i couldn't sort through it all. with unitedhealthcare, it's different. we have access to great specialists, and our pediatrician gets all the information. everyone works as a team. and i only need to talk to one person about her care. we're more than 78,000 people looking out for 70 million americans. that's hea
might be a debate ated this month, john? that's clearly what newt gingrich wants. >> he would love that but the romney campaign has gone back into that kind of careful mode again. they don't want to debate. he did quite well. we should remember he did well in a lot of these debates and in the last two in florida. >> schieffer: apparently the campaign thought he was getting too much publicity. >> didn't him to get too much credit. i think a debate would be nice for us. i don't...
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the second debate, i thought obama had a stronger debate than romney, but still, you know, for an undecide voter, especially on economic,the president didn't do all that well because he isn't talking about what he's going to do in the next four years. tomorrow night is fascinating. because in truth, these guys don't disagree all that much on all this stuff. they essentially have the same positions on foreign policy. this business about the-- you know, the libya consulate has been like the october mirage. it really isn't an issue. and so once again, tomorrow, obama's going to have a very strong position because his foreign policy has been largely successful. in terms of substance, but in terms of style, he still has to climb-- re-climb the mounten and make a convincing case to the american people that they will be more comfortable with him in their living rooms. >> schieffer: where do you think the electoral map is? >> the national polls are completely tied, basically. the "wall street journal"/nbc has a poll out today, 47-47. this election is brought to you by the number 47, apparently. an
the second debate, i thought obama had a stronger debate than romney, but still, you know, for an undecide voter, especially on economic,the president didn't do all that well because he isn't talking about what he's going to do in the next four years. tomorrow night is fascinating. because in truth, these guys don't disagree all that much on all this stuff. they essentially have the same positions on foreign policy. this business about the-- you know, the libya consulate has been like the...
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the first debate allowed romney to really elevate himself to the president's level. the president was able to strike back in the second debate. this debate was focused on foreign policy, a topic that most americans are less concerned about than the economy. that's why you saw them both try to shift the ground to the economy when they could. it's unlukely this will cause a big shift in the polls in the last two weeks and it's likely to be a close race down to the hour. >>> just released records indicate that the massachusetts pharmacy implicated in the meningitis outbreak had contamination problems six years ago. back in 2006, investigators found inadequate contamination control and no standard operating procedures at the new england compounding center. the problem was corrected and the pharmacy passed a state inspection. health officials believe contaminated steroid shots made some 300 people sick and killed 23 people in more than a dozen states. >>> this morning, tropical storm sandy is sitting in the caribbean south of jamaica and is expected to make its way north
the first debate allowed romney to really elevate himself to the president's level. the president was able to strike back in the second debate. this debate was focused on foreign policy, a topic that most americans are less concerned about than the economy. that's why you saw them both try to shift the ground to the economy when they could. it's unlukely this will cause a big shift in the polls in the last two weeks and it's likely to be a close race down to the hour. >>> just released...
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after that debate in which governor romney had that exhaeng that didn't go so well for him on libya and they were going to press this about the president and whether he was telling the truth and misleading people. they said we have another debate coming up monday, in other words not going to talk about it in that week between the two debates. going to stick on the economy. so it's the issue of the moment because it's in the headlines but the romney campaign is not pushing it. >> why not? because they think there's no damage to be done the obama campaign? >> i think two things. one they think the biggeretter issue for them is on the economy and the argument you don't want four more years of barack obama and conventional wisdom in the press is romney lost the exchange in the debate with the president and, therefore, he's got a steeper hill to climb to try to make something of that issue. >> got a third presidential debate on monday, the one hosted by bob schieffer. what do the candidates need to do? >> i think for mitt romney he needs to look presidential on the whole range of issues. wha
after that debate in which governor romney had that exhaeng that didn't go so well for him on libya and they were going to press this about the president and whether he was telling the truth and misleading people. they said we have another debate coming up monday, in other words not going to talk about it in that week between the two debates. going to stick on the economy. so it's the issue of the moment because it's in the headlines but the romney campaign is not pushing it. >> why not?...
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cain, romney, and a rising gingrich battling for the lead heading into the next g.o.p. debate. jan crawford and john dickerson on the latest cbs news poll. the penn state child abuse scandal. armen keteyian on coach jerry sandusky's children's charity where prosecutors say he first met some of his alleged victims. with the wars winding down, elaine quijano tells us the unemployment rate for vets is soaring. and on the road with steve hartman where there is chaos he brings order. >> a ham, lettuce, mayonnaise and all the way. chill i cheese to go right. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening, from the site of the next republican presidential debate. if there is any doubt about how important that debate storm evening will be, take a look at this brand new cbs news poll just out today. it shows that the race for the g.o.p. nomination has turned into a close three-man context. in this poll of republican primary voters, herman cain is holding on to the lead at 18% but he is down seven points in the two weeks since the al
cain, romney, and a rising gingrich battling for the lead heading into the next g.o.p. debate. jan crawford and john dickerson on the latest cbs news poll. the penn state child abuse scandal. armen keteyian on coach jerry sandusky's children's charity where prosecutors say he first met some of his alleged victims. with the wars winding down, elaine quijano tells us the unemployment rate for vets is soaring. and on the road with steve hartman where there is chaos he brings order. >> a ham,...
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there's no question and the polls reflect that romney helped himself in his debate. you heard what frank luntz just said about that kind of instant poll that he ran. but are you seeing any polling yet that suggests that the vice presidential debate made any difference in the race, not on who won or lost? >> no, not really. i think we see, you know, this-- the race overall now in the national polls you see the average of them romney's up by a point or two. he was behind by three points or so before that denver debate. in the battleground states some have turned -- colorado, florida is looking better, ohio is a little tighter, the president is still up there. that's all because of denver. i don't think we've seen anything in this-- the debate field like it went into the automatic sorting machine of this election where we already had, the right took from it what they wanted the left took what they wanted, and the swing voters may have been a little offended by biden but they're not going to make their decision-- >> schieffer: i'm going to ring the bell for round two. >>
there's no question and the polls reflect that romney helped himself in his debate. you heard what frank luntz just said about that kind of instant poll that he ran. but are you seeing any polling yet that suggests that the vice presidential debate made any difference in the race, not on who won or lost? >> no, not really. i think we see, you know, this-- the race overall now in the national polls you see the average of them romney's up by a point or two. he was behind by three points or...
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challenger mitt romney square off tonight in the first of three presidential debates. bigad shaban reports that tonight's debate will focus on the economy, health care and other domestic issues. >> reporter: the stage is set for the first presidential debate. mitt romney trails in many battleground state polls. this is an opportunity to him to gain some ground. >> i think you're going to see the mitt romney that really cares about putting the american people back to work. i think that's the most important goal that the governor has. >> reporter: president obama will be pressing his own plan for the economy. but today he's facing new criticism over something he said during 2007 during his speech of a predominantly black office. he implied the bush administration was with holding recovery money after hurricane katrina based on race. >> what's happening down in new orleans? where's your dollar? >> reporter: all major media outlets covered the speech at the time. >> i'm a little amazed that as you mentioned a widely covered speech, likely by people at your network is someh
challenger mitt romney square off tonight in the first of three presidential debates. bigad shaban reports that tonight's debate will focus on the economy, health care and other domestic issues. >> reporter: the stage is set for the first presidential debate. mitt romney trails in many battleground state polls. this is an opportunity to him to gain some ground. >> i think you're going to see the mitt romney that really cares about putting the american people back to work. i think...
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sunday, mitt romney, the second of two back to back debates. >> romney currently holds a double digit lead. his poll numbers have dropped in recent days. susan mcginnis has more. >> reporter: mitt romney isn't letting anything stand in his way of winning in new hampshire. he called on supporters sunday to drown out protestors, trying to crash his rally. >> we're happy to have you guys express your views. next time, try to do it with more courtesy. >> reporter: he's heading into tomorrow's primary on top but that isn't stopping his rivals from piling on the attacks. at the second of two back to back debates this weekend, they bashed everything from romney's record to his electability. >> his record was so great as governor of massachusetts, why didn't he run for re-election. >> even though romney holds a commanding lead in new hampshire, polls show he dropped slightly in recent days leaving the other candidates hoping to gain from his losses. >> they say that this state loves an underdog. ladies and gentlemen, here is your underdog. [ cheering ] >> reporter: jon huntsman supporters jam
sunday, mitt romney, the second of two back to back debates. >> romney currently holds a double digit lead. his poll numbers have dropped in recent days. susan mcginnis has more. >> reporter: mitt romney isn't letting anything stand in his way of winning in new hampshire. he called on supporters sunday to drown out protestors, trying to crash his rally. >> we're happy to have you guys express your views. next time, try to do it with more courtesy. >> reporter: he's...
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i think you have made mitt romney a pretty good debator he was not bad in these debates. >> he has gotten better because he has gotten a coach, the problem i think you will see in the next day or two it is really useful in a debate to use facts to win, and i think it is really dangerous in a debate to use nonfacts to win, because you win a tact tall victory but strategically you begin to destroy your own credibility. >> there were a couple of times during the last debate in florida where you seemed to just stop for a moment. >> i did. >> why was that? >> because what he was saying wasn't true. >> but i mean you are never at a loss for words. >> yes. i mean, look, when somebody says to you i have always voted for the republican when the opportunity existed, and larry saab toe tweets in a few minutes that what mitt said wasn't true, that, in fact he could have voted for george h.w. bush or pat buchanan when he voted in the democratic primary for paul simon, lincoln once said if a man won't agree with two plus two equals four you will never win the argument because facts don't matter. >> rom
i think you have made mitt romney a pretty good debator he was not bad in these debates. >> he has gotten better because he has gotten a coach, the problem i think you will see in the next day or two it is really useful in a debate to use facts to win, and i think it is really dangerous in a debate to use nonfacts to win, because you win a tact tall victory but strategically you begin to destroy your own credibility. >> there were a couple of times during the last debate in florida...
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his flat debate performances on his astonishment at what he called romney's dishonesty. >> now, when i say "falsehoods," i mean that both the "wall street journal" and the "national review" have said what romney's been saying about me leading the congress is false. >> reporter: his aides say there's no question the attacks have thrown gingrich off stride but, scott, his angry responses may drown out the very populist message he's trying to convey. >> pelley: dean, thank you. our cbs news political director john dickerson has been traveling the byways of florida talking to republican voters. john, what are you hearing? >> what you hear from voters, scott, is that mitt romney has sewn the seeds of doubt about newt gingrich. they worry that gingrich is too unpredictable and he'll botch the chance republicans have to beat barack obama. voters also tell you something in ma what they're not saying. last week in south carolina, voters talked about gingrich almost like a preacher in that he spoke to their conservative passion. you don't hear that as widely here in part because romney has for
his flat debate performances on his astonishment at what he called romney's dishonesty. >> now, when i say "falsehoods," i mean that both the "wall street journal" and the "national review" have said what romney's been saying about me leading the congress is false. >> reporter: his aides say there's no question the attacks have thrown gingrich off stride but, scott, his angry responses may drown out the very populist message he's trying to convey....
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the key issue for the romney-ryan ticket to make a debate about the economy and who has a plan for turning it around. when you sit down and look at the ryan budget it's a plan to turn the u.s.a. around. it's not an austerity budget. it's a growth budget. and the problem obama-biden have is they don't have a plan. all they have is attack ads and that's not going to be enough. >> schieffer: if that's the plan, jeff, let me get back to what i said at the beginning, why are we talking about medicare and not the economy? clearly that's what we taught it in the beginning they were going to talk about. the romney campaign didn't quite agree with me here. maybe they think it's medicare and not the economy now. >> i don't think they think a medicare argument is going to win the day for them, but they're more pleads it's happening now in the summer of august, than in the weeks before october, because they believe at that point, of course this is going to be rehashed and revisited in the debates, but they believe by that point, it's going to be a confused issue. it's going to be a not new information
the key issue for the romney-ryan ticket to make a debate about the economy and who has a plan for turning it around. when you sit down and look at the ryan budget it's a plan to turn the u.s.a. around. it's not an austerity budget. it's a growth budget. and the problem obama-biden have is they don't have a plan. all they have is attack ads and that's not going to be enough. >> schieffer: if that's the plan, jeff, let me get back to what i said at the beginning, why are we talking about...
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two debates where i had to stand up and battle and battling was fun and battling was won. >> and romney is gaining. >> the latest poll shows mitt romney with a nine-point lead over newt gingrich. >> facebook frenzy we might be getting closer to most talked about ipo in years. it could create 1,000 millionaires overnight. care to buy in and own a piece of the popular social media website? >> a call to help. demi moore's friends make a frantic call. >> she smoked marijuana, snag is not marijuana. but it is similar to it. >> take a look at what happened inside that house and what she really inhaled. and corner office crazies. you're not imagining it. there are new indications that your boss might really be off his or her rocker. >> i do this! these pens are more important. you miserable little crybaby. >> all that and all that matters and all cbs this morning saturday, january 28th, 2012. >> and that is a real guitarist. welcome to cbs this morning saturday. we're also going to get the latest on the stranded dolphins, about 100 of them washed up on the shore on cape cod. half of them were
two debates where i had to stand up and battle and battling was fun and battling was won. >> and romney is gaining. >> the latest poll shows mitt romney with a nine-point lead over newt gingrich. >> facebook frenzy we might be getting closer to most talked about ipo in years. it could create 1,000 millionaires overnight. care to buy in and own a piece of the popular social media website? >> a call to help. demi moore's friends make a frantic call. >> she smoked...
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that's not the debate that people want. they want it forward looking. >> o'donnell: another big issue on the campaign trail is the attacks that the obama team has made on bain capital and mitt romney's record as a businessman we saw this week it got overshadowed on the focus of health care. joe biden launched this tough attack last week. let's listen. >> look, folks, we need to choose between who can be commander-in-chief, not outsourcer in chief. we need someone who creates jobs in davenport and dubuque and pittsburgh and toledo, not singapore, south korea and shanghai. (applause) >> o'donnell: you saw romney team go to the "washington post" to ask them to retract this story that started this where they put the forth reporting about how bain had led to some offshoring of jobs. is it having an effect? is the obama campaign focus on this working? >> writ large it is. it's not just bain, it's outsourcing offshoring. we can have a debate about what the difference is between that. the obama campaign believes people will comingl
that's not the debate that people want. they want it forward looking. >> o'donnell: another big issue on the campaign trail is the attacks that the obama team has made on bain capital and mitt romney's record as a businessman we saw this week it got overshadowed on the focus of health care. joe biden launched this tough attack last week. let's listen. >> look, folks, we need to choose between who can be commander-in-chief, not outsourcer in chief. we need someone who creates jobs in...
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and libya attack pb with us, rob portman of ohio, helping governor romney prepare for his next debate playing the part of president obama. good morning. >> good morning, how are you? >> many people are saying in comment this morning, governor romney may have acted too early and too critical, characterizing it in a negative way when he might have been able to say something positive at that time to support the president, because americans live was at stake. the president characterized it as someone who shoots first and aims second. >> well, first the statement was made the night before we knew about the deaths of those four brave americans in libya. so it was in relationship not to what happened in libya but, of course, what happened in egypt a statement from the u.s. government. the first statement that came out, and it says, at its start, we apologize. i think most americans, charlie works look at that and say, gosh, that's not the appropriate response when your embassy is assaulted, the american flag taken down, and two islamic flags put up over american territory and lives were in j
and libya attack pb with us, rob portman of ohio, helping governor romney prepare for his next debate playing the part of president obama. good morning. >> good morning, how are you? >> many people are saying in comment this morning, governor romney may have acted too early and too critical, characterizing it in a negative way when he might have been able to say something positive at that time to support the president, because americans live was at stake. the president characterized...
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>> there's another debate tonight. this one is going to focus on national security. there's been a lot of talk about security, about foreign policy, as well, over the last few weeks. we see how things are changing yet again in egypt and libya, in syria. what are you expecting to hear tonight from the candidates? >> well, the key thing to look for this evening is how voters will look at these candidates and think about them in the oval office, in a pinch, how they might react to a crisis on national security. on that key romney/gingerich question, that's where the race is between those two. both of those gentleman do very well in terms of who can handle a crisis. the question tonight is will voters be able to look at the candidates and imagine they the them in the oval office when that moment happens? >> what is the next important thing in the next few weeks until we get to iowa and new hampshire? what are these candidates going to be focusing on, the competent, president obama, or are they going to branch out? >> they
>> there's another debate tonight. this one is going to focus on national security. there's been a lot of talk about security, about foreign policy, as well, over the last few weeks. we see how things are changing yet again in egypt and libya, in syria. what are you expecting to hear tonight from the candidates? >> well, the key thing to look for this evening is how voters will look at these candidates and think about them in the oval office, in a pinch, how they might react to a...
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clearly than mitt romney. but he is bumbling in the debates. >> schieffer: if you had to make just a guess-- and we'll label it as nothing more than that, john-- do you think chris christie is going to get in? >> boy, i don't know. you know, there is inklings that he's maybe inching back towards. he said i'm not getting in. the thing everybody should keep in mind is rick perry is is showing us how hard it to just jump in a race. it is is a grueling thing. you get attacked all day long. you have a lot of people who want everything from you. when you start getting specific, it turns out you start disappointing people. >> schieffer: we have to let it go right there. i'll be back in a minute with some final thoughts. [ male announcer ] you are a business pro. executor of efficiency. you can spot an amateur from a mile away... while going shoeless and metal-free in seconds. and you...rent from national. because only national lets you choose any car in the aisle...and go. you can even take a full-size or above, and
clearly than mitt romney. but he is bumbling in the debates. >> schieffer: if you had to make just a guess-- and we'll label it as nothing more than that, john-- do you think chris christie is going to get in? >> boy, i don't know. you know, there is inklings that he's maybe inching back towards. he said i'm not getting in. the thing everybody should keep in mind is rick perry is is showing us how hard it to just jump in a race. it is is a grueling thing. you get attacked all day...
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taken after the debate twice as many undecided voters said romney was the winner. >> debates are much about style and substance and bill plante is in denver. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. this was a debate about the economy. and the preside presented oppos visions on how to fix it. president obama appeared low key, mitt romney very energetic and aggressive. >> the president began this segment so i get the last word. >> reporter: romney took advantage that the format of the debate was less restrictive. frequently pushing past moderator jim lehrer's attempts to change the subject. >> have to respond to that. >> reporter: as romney pushed on the president looked down or away even as he kept a slight smile on his face. for the president accusing romney to seeking to cut money for education, romney snapped back in one of the debates few pointed moments. >> as a president you're entitied to your own airplane and own house but not your own facts. >> reporter: he offered few details about tax cuts. prompting the president to fire back. >> when governor romney said he'll repl
taken after the debate twice as many undecided voters said romney was the winner. >> debates are much about style and substance and bill plante is in denver. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. this was a debate about the economy. and the preside presented oppos visions on how to fix it. president obama appeared low key, mitt romney very energetic and aggressive. >> the president began this segment so i get the last word. >> reporter: romney took advantage...
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. >>> president obama and mitt romney are back on the campaign trail after last night's spirited debate. the president lived up to his promise to be more aggressive. mitt romney, however, stood his ground. danielle nottingham has more. >> reporter: president obama and mitt romney head to separate corners of the country to campaign after one of the most combative presidential debates in recent memory. >> you'll get your chance in a moment. i'm still speaking. >> i don't look at my pension. it's not as big as yours. >> reporter: the president and his republican challenger clashed on just about every issue invading each other's space and battling for uncommitted voters. >> not drew. >> how much did you cut it? >> governor, we produced more oil-- >> no much, how much did you cut licenses and permits on federal waters? >> reporter: when the sparring was over, cbs news asked a group of about 500 uncommitted votessers who won. 47% said the president. 30% said romney and a third called it a tie. predictably both sides claim victory. romney's team says his momentum will continue. the president's
. >>> president obama and mitt romney are back on the campaign trail after last night's spirited debate. the president lived up to his promise to be more aggressive. mitt romney, however, stood his ground. danielle nottingham has more. >> reporter: president obama and mitt romney head to separate corners of the country to campaign after one of the most combative presidential debates in recent memory. >> you'll get your chance in a moment. i'm still speaking. >> i...
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the romney campaign came out of that first debate in denver with a great deal of momentum and it was biden's job to be a firewall, to break that momentum, john dickerson. >> he did it for democrats. i think democrats are going to run this back on their tivos and watch the greatest hits. he touched on the 47%. he talked about detroit. he talked about the duplicity he sees in the romney campaign. president obama said his fault was that he was too polite. joe biden cannot be faulted for being too polite. there's an old line attributed to bill clinton that says the other guy can't talk if your fist is in your mouth. he wahe was interesting. i don't independents are going to like that. thithis was a message the democs will love and that will do something to stop that momentum for this campaign. >> pelley: one of the things the president was criticized for by many in the debate in denver was not bringing up that secretly recorded moment during a romney fund-raiser in which mr. romney said 47% of americans don't pay income taxes and, therefore, it was not his job to care about them. he woul
the romney campaign came out of that first debate in denver with a great deal of momentum and it was biden's job to be a firewall, to break that momentum, john dickerson. >> he did it for democrats. i think democrats are going to run this back on their tivos and watch the greatest hits. he touched on the 47%. he talked about detroit. he talked about the duplicity he sees in the romney campaign. president obama said his fault was that he was too polite. joe biden cannot be faulted for...
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romney is the clear winner of this debate. if it was a boxing match, it would have been called. >> reporter: an instant cbs news poll of independent voters shows romney was the overwhelming winner. 46% of the people we surveyed say romney won the debate while 22% say the president had the edge. romney also helped his image with voters. 63% now say they believe romney cares about their needs and problems. that's up from 30% before last night. and 56% say they like romney better after watching his performance. but moderator and pbs anchor jim lehrer might not feel the same way. >> i'm sorry, jim, i'm going to stop this to pbs. i like pbs, big bird and you too, but i'm not going to keep spending money on things to borrow money from china to pay for it. >> reporter: the two men will square off again october 16. bigad shaban, cbs news, denver. >>> both men hit the campaign trail today and the president will hold a rally in denver and wisconsin. mitt romney will be in virginia campaigning with his running mate. >>> last night we tea
romney is the clear winner of this debate. if it was a boxing match, it would have been called. >> reporter: an instant cbs news poll of independent voters shows romney was the overwhelming winner. 46% of the people we surveyed say romney won the debate while 22% say the president had the edge. romney also helped his image with voters. 63% now say they believe romney cares about their needs and problems. that's up from 30% before last night. and 56% say they like romney better after...
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we'll get the latest on that and preview tonight's presidential debate where mitt romney's religion may take center stage. >>> new questions being raised this mortgage in the wake of indy 500 champ dan wheldon's death. we'll ask if the sport may need to make serious changes. >>> and the world anticipates biggest scrabble event was rocked by a cheating charge as one competitor calls for another to be strip searched over a missing "g." we'll get to the bottom of this international incident. it's tuesday morning, october international incident. it's tuesday morning, october 18th, 2011. captioning funded by cbs >>> and good tuesday morning to you. i'm erica hill. good to have you with us. beautiful sunrise. >> chris wragge off this morning. i'm jeff glor. some people take their scrabble very seriously. there was a strip search this year. two years ago, a player was accused of eating a tile. >> yeah. you may think it's just a board game. it's a story we all love. we want to begin, though, with this breaking news. gilad schalit, the israeli soldier captured more than five years ago back in is
we'll get the latest on that and preview tonight's presidential debate where mitt romney's religion may take center stage. >>> new questions being raised this mortgage in the wake of indy 500 champ dan wheldon's death. we'll ask if the sport may need to make serious changes. >>> and the world anticipates biggest scrabble event was rocked by a cheating charge as one competitor calls for another to be strip searched over a missing "g." we'll get to the bottom of this...
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policy decisions between me and mitt romney and republicans in the future debates. >> the poll in iowa 69% said they would change their vote if they had an opportunity. >> they're late deciders. you look at iowa and new hampshire they are historically late deciders. >> thank you for taking the time. >> you're welcome. thanks for having me in. >> here's jeff glor with a check of today's other headlines. >> good morning to you. >>> the international criminal court at the hague is officially issued an arrest for libyan leader moammar gadhafi. mark phillips has more, good morning. >> good morning, jeff. the battle against moammar gadhafi took a legal twist with the international criminal court in the hague issuing arrest warrants for gadhafi and also his son, save al islam and his head of libya services. there is reason to believe the three are criminally responsible for what they say is the orchestrating, killing, injuring, arrest and imprisonment of hundreds of civilians just during the first 12 days of the uprising against moammar gadhafi. those crimes alleged by the court appear to hav
policy decisions between me and mitt romney and republicans in the future debates. >> the poll in iowa 69% said they would change their vote if they had an opportunity. >> they're late deciders. you look at iowa and new hampshire they are historically late deciders. >> thank you for taking the time. >> you're welcome. thanks for having me in. >> here's jeff glor with a check of today's other headlines. >> good morning to you. >>> the international...
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after watching the debate, 46% said governor romney won. less than half that thereby, 22%, said president obama won. 32% called it a tie. and look at this-- before the debate, only 30% of uncommitted voters said governor romney cares about their needs and problems. after the debate, that number more than doubled to 63%. on that same question, mr. obama's number went up as well, from 53% to 69. that was small consolation, though for a president whose debate performance has shaken up his campaign. we have reports tonight from our campaign 2012 team, and first, we'll go to nancy cordes, who is covering the president tonight. nancy. >> reporter: scott, even democrats are describing the president's performance as lack luster, and listless, and the campaign acknowledges it is going to have to reexamine its debate strategy. out on the campaign trail today, the president was in cleanup mode, trying to turn the tables on a triumphant mitt romney. >> when i got on to the stage, i met this very spirited fellow who claimed to be mitt romney. but it cou
after watching the debate, 46% said governor romney won. less than half that thereby, 22%, said president obama won. 32% called it a tie. and look at this-- before the debate, only 30% of uncommitted voters said governor romney cares about their needs and problems. after the debate, that number more than doubled to 63%. on that same question, mr. obama's number went up as well, from 53% to 69. that was small consolation, though for a president whose debate performance has shaken up his...
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mitt romney will be getting the first question since he won the coin toss. >> all eyes on that debate. thank you. you can watch tonight's presidential debate right here on cbs. coverage begins at 9:00 p.m. eastern time. the president accuses romney of not being up front when it cops to his tax plan. it's another topic he'll likely address tonight. does romney's plan to cut taxes and the national debt hold water? wyatt andrews takes a look. >> reporter: the president's basic claim is that mitt romney's tax numbers do not add up, that romney's promise to lower tax rates for all families can't be paid for without cutting popular tax deductions for middle class families. last week, the vice president was specific. >> the only way you can find $5 trillion in loopholes is cut the mortgage deduction for middle class people. >> reporter: romney argues that lower rates will stimulate the economy and he is emphatic the middle class will not pay. >> i will not under any circumstances raise taxes on middle income families. >> reporter: romney's plan starts lowering tax rates 20% for everyone, a m
mitt romney will be getting the first question since he won the coin toss. >> all eyes on that debate. thank you. you can watch tonight's presidential debate right here on cbs. coverage begins at 9:00 p.m. eastern time. the president accuses romney of not being up front when it cops to his tax plan. it's another topic he'll likely address tonight. does romney's plan to cut taxes and the national debt hold water? wyatt andrews takes a look. >> reporter: the president's basic claim is...
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republican challenger mitt romney out performed him in the first debate and reenergized his campaign. democrats expect a livelier president this time. >> he needs to be energetic. >> reporter: romney will try to build on gains he made at the first debate. his supporters are expecting him to deliver another strong performance. >> i think he's turned the election around after the first debate. now he has to -- just keep the momentum going. >> reporter: romney's surge has spread to female voters. a new poll shows him just a point behind the president among likely voters in key swing states. tonight's debate will use a town hall style format. 80 randomly selected uncommitted voters will be in the audience. 11 of them will get to ask a question on foreign or domestic policy. >> both can dots have done -- candidates have done well in town hall settings and both have done poorly. it will just depend on how they operate in the time in the moment. >> reporter: both can expect questions from moderator kathy crowley. she said she didn't sign on to abpot the plant. the obama campaign says the pre
republican challenger mitt romney out performed him in the first debate and reenergized his campaign. democrats expect a livelier president this time. >> he needs to be energetic. >> reporter: romney will try to build on gains he made at the first debate. his supporters are expecting him to deliver another strong performance. >> i think he's turned the election around after the first debate. now he has to -- just keep the momentum going. >> reporter: romney's surge has...